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Explainer: Creating Trauma-Informed Schools
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Explainer: Adding Transparency to Selecting the State Superintendent

Maryland’s 6 million residents wouldn’t settle for a governor whose policies, positions, and background weren’t fully vetted before election. With nearly a million Marylanders — approximately 895,000 students and 100,000 educators — in public schools, the state has a huge responsibility to a unique constituency who would constitute a major voting block if they all could vote. They all […]
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Explainer: Could Educators Bargain Class Size?

Photo © Stephen Cherry Class size has an impact on every student and educator. It matters in the development of relationships with students and their families. It is a huge factor in working and learning conditions. Yet current Maryland law prohibits the matter from even being discussed at the bargaining table when decisions are being made […]
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Blueprint Passes Initial Votes

From the pre-Blueprint hearing pep rally on February 17. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS The Blueprint for Maryland’s Future Faces Floor Votes in House of Delegates On Wednesday, the House of Delegates Appropriations and Ways and Means committees approved the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, House Bill 1300, and sent it on to the […]
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First Votes on Blueprint Coming Soon

From the pre-Blueprint hearing pep rally on February 17. (Photo © Stephen Cherry) THIS WEEK IN ANNAPOLIS Subcommittee Deliberations Continue to Hammer out Amendments to the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future A joint meeting of the education subcommittees from House Appropriations and House Ways and Means conducted a work session on Thursday when they reviewed 60+ amendments […]
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Explainer: Built to Learn Act

Overcrowded classrooms. Aging schools without safe, modern facilities or adequate heating, air conditioning, or drinkable water. The billions of dollars in unmet school construction and maintenance needs are evident in far too many schools around the state and impact teaching, working, and learning conditions for thousands of educators and students on a daily basis. Current […]

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Blueprint Explainer: Professional Salaries and Staffing

Attendees at MSEA’s 2018 Rally to Fix the Fund (Photo © Stephen Cherry). This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on career and technical education, pre-k, community schools, and more.

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Blueprint Explainer: Pre-Kindergarten

This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on salaries and staffing, career and technical education, community schools, and more.

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Blueprint Explainer: Career and Technical Education

Photo © Stephen Cherry This is part of a series of articles explaining what’s in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future (HB 1300/SB 1000) as introduced. Look for other articles on salaries and staffing, pre-k, community schools, and more.
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